Maybe it’s just the time of year that gets me thinking about it. Fall tends to have a particular smell that I associate with roleplaying. In years past, I have not usually been playing at this time of year, and suddenly get a craving for it. These days, I pay weekly, and I wish there was more time for it.

I've been thinking lately to develop a new format for Play By EMail so that players can respond in a one- or two-word command with the action that they would like their character to perform for that round. I just want a speedy response/resolution, because that tends to be my problem with the PBEM games. I don't get enough resoponses to continue, or by the time I do, I have lost interest. Maybe I have more problems that just speedy response... hmm.

Anyway, I guess Ken's wedding is this coming Saturday. That means no game. I think I might go a little crazy. I've been considering making berta play a player to my DM of a purchased module, just to see how it plays out. Maybe Abby will play. I'm anxious to try my hand at running a game for the guys, though I don't want to appear overeager, and there really isn't any time in our schedule.

I seem to have a reputation for becoming exasperated easily as a DM. Hopefully, my recent studying of advanced DM principals will allow the players to progress without doing exasperating things.

On a separate note, I seem to have injured myself over the weekend. You would probably believe me if I told you how I thought I did it, but you probably won't get me to tell you. Anyway, my right wrist is killing me. I can't bend it left or right or twist my arm at the elbow without feeling a significant amount of pain in my wrist. I hope it's not a serious problem and that it clears up on its own soon. I'm hopeful, since last night I couldn't move it very much at all. One might think that it would hurt to operate the computer, but strangely, it doesn't. In fact, moving the mouse around is the only thing I've done with my wrist lately that doesn't hurt. Ugh.